Patient Advocate (1000+ posts) Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 1,128 | [quote=ChristineB]Where I go you arent allowed to take a book or anything in the tank with you.[/quote]
That's because they don't want anything flammable to continue combustion and produce smoke if fire should break out -- O2 is very flammable.
Age 67 1/2 Ventral Tongue SCC T2N0M0G1 10/05 Anterior Tongue SCC T2N0M0G2 6/08 Base of Tongue SCC T2N0M0G2 12/08 Three partial glossectomy (10/05,11/05,6/08), PEG, 37 XRT 66.6 Gy 1/06 Neck dissection, trach, PEG & forearm free flap (6/08) Total glossectomy, trach, PEG & thigh free flap (12/08) On August 21, 2010 at 9:20 am, Pete went off to play with the ratties in the sky.
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